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A site is load balancing to a pool of web servers. Which statement is true concerning BIG IP's ability to verify whether the web servers are functioning properly or not?
The correct answer is A. Web server monitors can test the content of any page on the server.. BIG-IP web server monitors are highly configurable and can verify the health and functionality of a web server by checking the content of any specified page, not just the default or static ones. This allows for comprehensive health checks beyond basic reachability.
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A site is load balancing to a pool of web servers. Which statement is true concerning BIG IP's ability to verify whether the web servers are functioning properly or not?
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- AWeb server monitors can test the content of any page on the server.
- BWeb server monitors always verify the contents of the index.html page.
- CWeb server monitors can test whether the server's address is reachable, but cannot test a page's
- DWeb server monitors can test the content of static web pages, but cannot test pages that would
How the community answered
(42 responses)- A88% (37)
- B2% (1)
- C5% (2)
- D5% (2)
Why each option
BIG-IP web server monitors are highly configurable and can verify the health and functionality of a web server by checking the content of any specified page, not just the default or static ones. This allows for comprehensive health checks beyond basic reachability.
BIG-IP health monitors, specifically HTTP or HTTPS monitors, can be configured to send a specific HTTP GET request to any URL path on the server and then look for a specific string in the returned content, thereby verifying the proper functioning and content of any page. This advanced content checking ensures applications are responding as expected, not just the server itself.
BIG-IP web server monitors are highly customizable and can be configured to check any specified page or URL, not just the index.html page, making this statement too restrictive.
BIG-IP web server monitors can perform deep content inspection, allowing them to test the content of a page in addition to verifying server reachability.
BIG-IP web server monitors can test the content of dynamically generated web pages by looking for specific strings in the HTTP response, not being limited to only static content.
Concept tested: BIG-IP health monitor content verification
Source: https://techdocs.f5.com/en-us/bigip-16-1-0/big-ip-system-health-monitors-and-load-balancing-pools/monitor-types.html
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